Author: Mike Gallagher

We left off this discussion with two questions: Why wouldn’t every owner choose water cooled if it is more efficient, even if it is more expensive from a first cost standpoint? And when we say that one system is more efficient than another, how does that translate in a practical sense to an owner�...

When selecting an air conditioning system for a new building, a choice that has to be made early in the process is whether the system should reject heat to the atmosphere by evaporating water (water cooled) or by radiating heat from coils, as is done in a car’s radiator (air cooled). This blog ser...

Time of use (TOU) rates used to apply only to large SCE customers. But TOU rates are now being “pushed down” to smaller commercial customers, due to the San Onofre debacle. There are things you can do to reduce the impact on your bill. The key aspect of TOU rates are demand charges. Demand charg...